EP0114797A2 - Antenne microondes - Google Patents

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EP0114797A2
EP0114797A2 EP84850019A EP84850019A EP0114797A2 EP 0114797 A2 EP0114797 A2 EP 0114797A2 EP 84850019 A EP84850019 A EP 84850019A EP 84850019 A EP84850019 A EP 84850019A EP 0114797 A2 EP0114797 A2 EP 0114797A2
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Stig Olof Andersson
Regis Gustafsson
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q15/00—Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
    • H01Q15/14—Reflecting surfaces; Equivalent structures
    • H01Q15/141—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q15/142—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface

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  • This invention relates to antennas of the kind including a reflecting surface collecting or focusing the radiation.
  • Antennas of this kind are for instance radar antennas, so-called parabolic antennas for transmitting and receiving for instance satellite television as well as antennas for telephone communication.
  • Antennas of this kind have been known for several years and these antennas have been made in different ways. Up to now these antennas have had a tendency to be comparatively expensive to make or of a bad quality due to the fact that the reflecting surface must be very carefully shaped in order to allow an optimum output. Already very small deviations from the ideal surface result in essential power losses.
  • One fabrication method used for the fabrication of antennas of this kind is the enclosing of a metal net in a glassfiber reinforced plastic, which for instance has been shown in the US patent 2 948 896.
  • Yet another method of fabrication is to coat the reflectory surface of the antenna with a metal, which for instance has been shown in the French patent 2 502 852, which like the device according to the US patent mentioned above is a sandwich-construction, i.e. a construction with several different layers in order to achieve a sufficient strength.
  • a sandwich-construction i.e. a construction with several different layers in order to achieve a sufficient strength.
  • These two constructions mentioned are however comparatively expensive to fabricate due to the great number of fabrication steps as well as the amount of used parts.
  • the desired exactness for the reflectory surface obtained. This exactness in its turn is very important in order to ensure maximum gain for the antenna.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to define an embodiment and a method for fabrication of parabolic antennas, which is essentially simpler than known technique and at the same time, results in an improved exactness in the reflecting surface.
  • this object is obtained by vacuum forming the antenna or shaping this in a heated state from for instance plastic, which before the shaping can be coated with a metal layer.
  • the reflector can either be made with a reflecting layer, "preferably of metal" on its front side or on the back side of a plastic layer.
  • the metal layer In case the metal layer is arranged on the outside it can not be left in this condition, but must suitably be coated or in some other way covered with a protective layer, not only to protect the metal layer, but also to prevent the parabolic antenna from functioning as a sun reflector which might burn the receiving means in the focus point. It is important that the layer in front of the reflecting surface is very thin or has a thickness related to the wave length of the radiation that is to be reflected in order to prevent power loss.
  • the shaping does not only include the metal layer and a supporting plastic layer, but also a third layer, so that the metal layer is enclosed between two plastic layers, a thin one and a thicker one, in front of and behind the metal layer respectively.
  • This shaping can take place in one common concurrent operation or in separate operations.
  • acrylic can be used and for instance a mixture consisting of 25% impact resistant acrylic and 75% of a not impact resistant acrylic.
  • the heating layer that can consist of resistance wires, heating cloth or the like, and the rear enclosing shell can be shaped in the same operation.
  • the method of foaming can be used.
  • the shaping of the antenna preferably can be made against a positive mould, i.e. that the surface brought in contact with the mould is the front side of the antenna. In this way one also obtains the advantage that the same tool can be used independently of how many layers or how thick the antenna is to be made.
  • the heating device is also enclosed in the shaping it is possible, if this consists of radial spokes holding the resistance wires, to obtain radially extending projections in the rear shell or layer, which further increases the stiffness of the antenna.
  • similar reinforcements can be obtained in other ways, for instance by the shaping of a rear shell in a separate operation, a suitable amount of space being provided for the heating device between the front and rear shell of the antenna.
  • a heating device between the front and rear shell, to include distance elements of a suitable material, e.g. polyurethane.
  • a suitable material e.g. polyurethane.
  • Fig 1 shows a section through a part of an antenna in accordance with the invention while figs 2 and 3 show the suspending of the antenna.
  • the antenna shown in fig 1 includes a front shell, which has been given the reference numeral 1.
  • This shell in its turn has a rear supporting plastic layer 2, a metallic layer 3 applied on the front side of this, and about 12 pm (Micrometer) thick and a D rotectinq layer in front of the metal layer, the protective layer being 130-150 ⁇ m and given the reference number 4.
  • the front layer can be relatively thin, preferably 1,5 mm at the most, and coated with metal, which on the rear side will be protected in this way in the interior of the antenna.
  • the antenna further includes a rear shell having the reference numeral 5.
  • the front shell 1 and the rear shell 5 are then at the circumference thereof arranged close to each other and sealed with a seal 6 (or by glueing), that runs around the circumference of the antenna.
  • the antenna can either be an unbroken surface or provided with a hole in the middle as is shown.
  • the hole in the middle can be closed in the same way as at the outer edge or in the way shown with a ring 15 between the antenna shells and a rubber mold 22 gripping this distance ring 15 as well as the two antenna shells.
  • the shells 1 and 5 are so shaped that they define between themselves a space, in which a resistance wire 7 is placed.
  • a resistance wire 7 is placed in the left part of the figure shown as secured in a holder 8 extending like spokes and provided with oblique cuts, so that the resistance wire cannot lose its grip.
  • the parts 8 arranged like spokes are fastened to the rear antenna shell, e.g. by rivets 23 of plastic.
  • the resistance wire 7 is placed on or in an insulating disc 9, which further improves the heating of the front side of the antenna, since the heat from the resistance wire 7 is prevented by the insulation from being led backwards. Since in the right as well as in the left embodiment an air space is present for air circulation behind the front shell of the antenna an even heating of the antenna front shell is ensured.
  • the antenna is at its outer edge elastically suspended in a circular frame.
  • This elastic fastening is achieved by the aid of rubber elements 10, at which bolts are fastened that in turn are fastened at the antenna and the supporting construction, respectively, which in fig 1 in particular constitutes a frame 11.
  • special washers are adapted to the circular shape of the antenna, partly to achieve a good seal and partly to allow as much freedom of movement as possible between the antenna and the supporting frame. Since several elastic fastening elements 10 are arranged around the antenna, the antenna always retains the same amount of directional stability as the supporting frame, so that in spite of the elastic arrangement of the antenna, permitting movement due to temperature differences, the antenna always maintains its direction, which is very important in order to achieve a good reception.
  • Fig 2 shows the supporting frame of the antenna shown in fig 1 which is shown here only schematically and given the reference numeral 12.
  • the circular frame 11 is connected with further details of framework construction that is journalled in an upper journalling point 13 and can be adjusted with a screw 14 to its elevation.
  • the journal 13, as can be seen in particular from fig 3, consists of two ears 17 and 18, a strut 16 arranged between these ears and journal not shown therebetween. Since the ears 17 and 18 are relatively far apart a good stability is obtained even if a play should occur in the journal 13.
  • the strut 16 is in its turn fastened to a vertical strut 19, which in turn constitutes a journal for movement in the horisontal plane in a fixed frame, that has been given the reference numeral 20 and which is intended to be fastened to a wall or mast.
  • a latent strut 21 extending to a frame part 20, with which a fine adjustment or change of the direction of the antenna in the horizontal plane can be achieved.
  • the better precision and the improved design of the antenna in accordance with the invention results in a far stronger signal than what is the case with the known antennas, which in turn means that the antenna in accordance with the invention can be made with approximately 30% smaller diameter than what else should have been possible.
  • the reflective coating after the shaping or forming, e.g. by metal spray.

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EP84850019A 1983-01-20 1984-01-18 Antenne microondes Withdrawn EP0114797A3 (fr)

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SE8300280A SE8300280D0 (sv) 1983-01-20 1983-01-20 Antennreflektor
SE8300281A SE8300281D0 (sv) 1983-01-20 1983-01-20 Anordning for avisning av antenner
SE8300281 1983-01-20
SE8300280 1983-07-11
SE8306372A SE8306372L (sv) 1983-11-18 1983-11-18 Mikrovagsantenn
SE8306372 1983-11-18

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EP0114797A3 EP0114797A3 (fr) 1986-05-07

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CA (1) CA1225510A (fr)
DK (1) DK431484D0 (fr)
ES (1) ES8501574A1 (fr)
FI (1) FI74839C (fr)
HU (1) HUT35425A (fr)
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WO (1) WO1984003005A1 (fr)

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FI843657A0 (fi) 1984-09-18
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AU570944B2 (en) 1988-03-31
NO843730L (no) 1984-09-19
CA1225510A (fr) 1987-08-18
FI74839C (fi) 1988-03-10
FI843657L (fi) 1984-09-18
DK431484D0 (da) 1984-09-10
ES529003A0 (es) 1984-11-16
EP0114797A3 (fr) 1986-05-07
AU2434384A (en) 1984-08-15
WO1984003005A1 (fr) 1984-08-02
ES8501574A1 (es) 1984-11-16

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